Shelbyville in Shelby County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
1. Front Engraved Section - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker
(Click on any of these photos to see the details.)
1861 - - - 1865
We honor you for your
valiant service to our
Country, in time of War,
and in time of Peace.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Number of enlistments, 3261.
( Plaque Front )
Shelby County men
served in the following Regiments
Infantry
7 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 21 - 33 - 51 - 52 - 70
79 - 123 - 132 - 146 - 148
Cavalry
7 - 9 - 13 - 39
Artillery
3 - 20
( Plaque Obverse ):
This memorial was erected
A. D. 1931
by a grateful people
in commemoration of
Courage and Bravery of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Soldiers and sailors from
Shelby County
Whose valiant service helped
preserve our Union in
The War of the States
1861 - - 1865
Erected 1931 by Dumont Post No. 18, Citizens of Shelby County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 31.274′ N, 85° 46.632′ W. Memorial is in Shelbyville, Indiana, in Shelby County. It is on South Harrison Street
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Shelbyville High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bears of Blue River (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Julius Joseph Fountain (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indiana's First Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Thomas A. Hendricks 1819- 1885 (approx. one mile away); Wilbur Shaw (approx. 1.1 miles away); Second Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Whetzel Trace (was approx. 5 miles away but has been confirmed missing); De Witt Pioneer Home (was approx. 7.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
2. Front Plaque - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
3. Obverse Plaque - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
4. Wide Front - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
5. Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
6. Left View - - Top Statue
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
7. Left View - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
8. Civil War Memorial -&- Shelby County Courthouse
Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010
9. Front - - Top Statue
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 20, 2023
10. Full view of Civil War Memorial statue
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,318 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 10. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
